USN · SS
Tambor
Photos and infoSubmarine, SS-198. On the morning after the carrier fight she sighted the Japanese cruiser force. The cruisers turned, Mogami rammed Mikuma, and she did not fire a hit into either of them. She survived the war.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
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| Hull | SS-198 |
| Fate | Afloat. On 5 June 1942 she sighted Kurita's cruisers. They turned, and Mogami collided with Mikuma. She did not hit them. Decommissioned 10 December 1945. Struck 1 September 1959. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
U.S. Navy. USS Tambor (SS-198) off Diamond Head, about 1943. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Command
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · sighted Kurita's cruisers; they turned and Mogami hit Mikuma
